Job description

A superb opening available to join an experienced team as a Residential Support Worker, offering a comprehensive residential service to children and young people. The aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional well-being of the children/young people, and assist in their positive holistic development and resilience.

Main Duties:

You will be responsible for actively safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children/young people in the home.

Be required to promote structure, boundaries and routines within the home and support the young people with their day to day activities.

You will work as part of a Team to provide, flexible, creative, outcomes focused supports and guidance to vulnerable young people to enable them to prepare for independent living.

To actively safeguard and promote the welfare of the children/young people.

To report immediately any unsafe practices and conditions.

To promote structure, boundaries and routines within the home.

Provide a positive role model for the young people, presenting oneself in a highly professional manner.

Work in line with young peoples’ care and placement plans.

As required work with young people on intervention strategies to promote pro-social behaviour.

To undertake the role of a key worker for children/young people, deliver direct and individual work to children/young people and support young people in project and group work.

Provide and participate in leisure activities in line with the care and placement plans of the young people.

Work in partnership with colleagues, other agencies and professionals to meet the needs young people.

Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, children/young people and families.

Pulse is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.

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Careers with us

We believe great things begin with great people. And we believe a career with us is much more than a job – it’s an opportunity to realise your potential.

As an award winning organisation and one of the fastest growing staffing agencies in the healthcare sector, we’re always on the lookout for exceptional people. In return, we offer an exciting place to work with a wide range of excellent benefits, rewards and opportunities to grow your career.

Our people are dedicated and knowledgeable. It is their skills, talent and energy that make Pulse a successful and rewarding place to work. If you’d like to work with us – and realise your potential – we’d like to hear from you.